Briefly: Rod Stewart, Oasis, Xzibit, Pixies

Having tackled the "Great American Songbook" on four consecutive albums, Rod Stewart will shift his focus to covering rock-and-roll tunes on his next album.

J Records has set an Oct. 10 release date for Stewart's "Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time," which features Stewart's takes on well-worn songs like Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop the Rain," Bob Seger's "Still the Same," Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" and Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."

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British pop-rockers Oasis will issue a new, two-disc retrospective dubbed "Stop the Clocks" on Nov. 21.

According to the label, the tracks on the album were selected by the band, and are "the songs they believe encapsulate their remarkable career to date."

The 18-track, career-spanning set includes a mix of the group's well-known songs as well as B sides such as "Acquiesce" and "Half the World Away."

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Rapper Xzibit has established his own record-label imprint, Open Bar Entertainment, in conjunction with KOCH Records.

His debut album for the label, "Full Circle," is due in stores Sept. 19, and will be preceded by the single and video "Concentrate."

"After 10 years of being signed to a major label, I have learned a lot," Xzibit said in a press release. "KOCH Records is giving me the opportunity to put this knowledge to work. I am excited to be putting an independent record out through Open Bar Entertainment/KOCH Records and am looking forward to doing what I love to do best."

In recent years, Xzibit raised his profile as the host of the MTV series "Pimp My Ride."

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The DVD edition of the Pixies documentary "loudQUIETloud" is set to be issued Nov. 7. The film follows the band as it rehearses and plays warm-up shows for its 2004 reunion tour.

"It also catalogs, in the cinema verite style of the Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter' and Bob Dylan's 'Don't Look Back,' the less glamorous side of the touring band lifestyle, getting as close to this enigmatic act as anyone is ever likely to get," says a press release. "Old wounds have not completely healed and the extreme pressure of the tour takes its toll on the band, but nevertheless, they deliver the goods onstage."